Foresight Is 2012

Theres a disagreement among people who bother to form opinions on
such hokum about exactly what ancient civilizations predicted would
occur in 2012. Forget the present-day Maya who insist that the long
calendar expiring in 2012 doesnt foretell the end of the world any
more than our having a December 31 implies that were all gonna die
as the ball drops on Times Square. Such killjoys! Focus instead on the
hyperventilators who expect some cosmic whatever alignment somesuch is
going to shepherd an era of enlightened yadda yadda or the horoscope-
clipping slackjaws who thought John Cusacks cartoony romp across
dissolving continents in 2012 presaged a big planetary kablooey 
these are the folks who are going to be much more fun to watch for the
next two years. What are the pseudoscientific underpinnings of this
pop quackery? Self-described preeminent voice on the Maya John
Major Jenkins will offer his stunning new insights in a talk
called Transitions 2012. Warning: He appears to be serious. See
for yourself Saturday at the Hampton Inn (250 N. Andrews Ave., Fort
Lauderdale) from 2 to 6 p.m. It will cost $50. To learn more and to
register, hit up transition2012.com.
Sat., Jan. 22, 2 p.m., 2011

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